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Tyre, Lebanon (the fourth largest city in Lebanon) is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world, which has been around for over 4,000 years

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Fun Fact: Tyre, Lebanon (the fourth largest city in Lebanon) is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world, which has been around for over 4,000 years

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